Chapter 7: Watch Out, Fox!!
"Are we there yet," asked Falcon.
"No," replied Fox, looking at the map. Link was leading the way, carrying a sleeping Michelle on his back, Navi flying by his head. Occasionally he'd look at her and smile, then watch where he was going. Following him was Sheik (high heels were killing Zelda's feet), then Fox, then Falcon, then Ganondorf. Falcon looked around, then looked at Fox again, finally speaking up after a few minutes.
" . . . Are we there yet?"
"For the umpteenth time, Falcon, NO! God, you're like, what, thirty- seven, and you're whining like a child!" Everyone stopped and looked at Fox. He hadn't acted up since last night when Link and Michelle were arguing. Sheik motioned for both Fox and Falcon to be quiet.
"Quiet down, you two," ordered Sheik. "Michelle's still sleeping." Just then, Michelle stirred slightly.
"C'mon, Mom, just five more minutes," moaned Michelle. Link smirked, Fox and Sheik stiffled a laugh, and Navi flew in front of Michelle's face, laughing as loudly as possible, her wings tickling the teen's forehead. Michelle swatted Navi away in her sleep. "Damn fly . . ."
"I am NOT a fly," cried out Navi. She hit Michelle's forehead as hard as she could, which caused Michelle to instantly wake up and fall off Link's back onto her own on the ground, rubbing her forehead.
"Ow! What the hell was that for!?"
"You called me a fly and swatted at me like one!"
"Come on, you guys," interrupted Link. "We've got one more Spiritual Stone to find." Michelle got up, brushed herself off, then shivered from the cold, winter's air. She looked up at the sky at the snow clouds.
"Let's hurry up and get there," suggested Michelle. "It looks like it's going to snow soon." The others nodded and got to Zora's Domain as fast as they could.
"You mean it's WHERE," cried out Link, standing in King Zora's throne room. King Zora nodded slightly.
"We've hidden it behind the waterfall near Gerudo Valley. That is the last place anybody would think about looking for Zora's Sapphire," explained the king. Link thanked the king, bowed, then walked out of the room, meeting up with everyone in the main area of the domain. He explained where it was, getting mixed reactions; some confused, some angry, some upset.
"You mean we've gotta travel all the way across the frozen terrain of Hyrule to a desert to find the Spiritual Stone," yelled Falcon.
"Yeah, I think that's what the guy just said, Falcon," exclaimed Fox sarcastically.
"It was a rhetorical question, Fuzzball."
"At least I'm not wearing Spandex."
"Alright, ladies, break it up," interrupted Michelle. The Hyrulians couldn't help but laugh at Michelle's remark, leaving Fox and Falcon grumbling, glaring at each other, then turning their heads away.
"In case you all forgot," started Sheik, "We've got a Spiritual Stone to find." Everyone nodded and traveled across Hyrule Field as it began to snow. They arrived at their destination an hour before sunset. They climbed their way towards the bottom of the raging river that led straight to Lake Hylia. Link pointed to the waterfall at the area behind it.
"See that over there, guys," asked Link. Everyone looked and nodded. "That's where the Spiritual Stone resides. You guys wait here, I'll go get it."
"Need any help, Link," asked Fox.
"Oh, sure, just suck up to the guy," fused Falcon, flailing his arms around angrily. "Be Mr. Hero and get all the glory."
"Hey, what's your problem today, Falcon!? You've been all up in my face for no reason!" Falcon then turned around, accidentally hitting Fox upside the head, causing him to stagger backwards and into the river. The current was too quick for him to swim back to shore and he was being swept away.
"Fox," the party cried out in unison. Navi flew over to Fox, who had just grabbed onto a large rock just before falling, coughing up water and wincing from the cold. She tugged at his outfit, and eventually gave up.
"It's no use, I can't pull him out," cried out the little fairy. Link ran to the edge and pulled out his hookshot. He fired it, but it wasn't long enough.
"Dammit, it doesn't reach that far," yelled Link. Falcon looked at Fox in complete guilt. He didn't mean to hit him! They'd been friends for God knows how long! And he'd been acting like a jerk to him as of late. His eyes widened slightly as he saw Fox's hands slipping. He had to think fast. He snatched Link's hookshot and dove into the river, swimming to the rock. He climbed onto it and just as Fox lost his grip, Falcon caught him with his own hand and pulled him up. He then picked up Fox with one arm and hookshotted a tree that was very close to the river's edge. When they got to the tree, just before they fell back into the river, Ganondorf, Link, Sheik, and Michelle pulled them back onto solid ground. Link took two towels and two blankets out of his weapons bag and tossed them to Fox and Falcon.
"Th-Th-Thank y-you, F-Falcon," thanked Fox through chattering teeth from the cold, keeping the blanket wrapped tightly around himself after drying off. Falcon nodded back, shivering.
"Y-You're w-welcome, F-Fox," replied Falcon.
"I'm just glad you two are okay," exhaled Michelle. "You had me worried there for a moment."
"Looks like we have a fuzzcicle and a spandexcicle," laughed Ganondorf.
"Um, Ganondorf?"
"What?"
"As much as I love your insults and witty retorts, that had to be the stupidest one I've heard yet." Everyone burst into laughter, except Ganondorf, who grumbled to himself as usual. Sheik looked around in confusion.
"Hey, where did Link go," he asked. Everyone looked around until Navi came flying back, Link hookshotting another tree to get back onto the mainland, the Spiritual Stone of Water in his hand.
"That's it, we've got the last one," he cried out ecstatically. Everyone cheered happily as Link pulled out the Ocarina of Time, playing the Prelude to Light, teleporting everyone to the Temple of Time.
"Are we there yet," asked Falcon.
"No," replied Fox, looking at the map. Link was leading the way, carrying a sleeping Michelle on his back, Navi flying by his head. Occasionally he'd look at her and smile, then watch where he was going. Following him was Sheik (high heels were killing Zelda's feet), then Fox, then Falcon, then Ganondorf. Falcon looked around, then looked at Fox again, finally speaking up after a few minutes.
" . . . Are we there yet?"
"For the umpteenth time, Falcon, NO! God, you're like, what, thirty- seven, and you're whining like a child!" Everyone stopped and looked at Fox. He hadn't acted up since last night when Link and Michelle were arguing. Sheik motioned for both Fox and Falcon to be quiet.
"Quiet down, you two," ordered Sheik. "Michelle's still sleeping." Just then, Michelle stirred slightly.
"C'mon, Mom, just five more minutes," moaned Michelle. Link smirked, Fox and Sheik stiffled a laugh, and Navi flew in front of Michelle's face, laughing as loudly as possible, her wings tickling the teen's forehead. Michelle swatted Navi away in her sleep. "Damn fly . . ."
"I am NOT a fly," cried out Navi. She hit Michelle's forehead as hard as she could, which caused Michelle to instantly wake up and fall off Link's back onto her own on the ground, rubbing her forehead.
"Ow! What the hell was that for!?"
"You called me a fly and swatted at me like one!"
"Come on, you guys," interrupted Link. "We've got one more Spiritual Stone to find." Michelle got up, brushed herself off, then shivered from the cold, winter's air. She looked up at the sky at the snow clouds.
"Let's hurry up and get there," suggested Michelle. "It looks like it's going to snow soon." The others nodded and got to Zora's Domain as fast as they could.
"You mean it's WHERE," cried out Link, standing in King Zora's throne room. King Zora nodded slightly.
"We've hidden it behind the waterfall near Gerudo Valley. That is the last place anybody would think about looking for Zora's Sapphire," explained the king. Link thanked the king, bowed, then walked out of the room, meeting up with everyone in the main area of the domain. He explained where it was, getting mixed reactions; some confused, some angry, some upset.
"You mean we've gotta travel all the way across the frozen terrain of Hyrule to a desert to find the Spiritual Stone," yelled Falcon.
"Yeah, I think that's what the guy just said, Falcon," exclaimed Fox sarcastically.
"It was a rhetorical question, Fuzzball."
"At least I'm not wearing Spandex."
"Alright, ladies, break it up," interrupted Michelle. The Hyrulians couldn't help but laugh at Michelle's remark, leaving Fox and Falcon grumbling, glaring at each other, then turning their heads away.
"In case you all forgot," started Sheik, "We've got a Spiritual Stone to find." Everyone nodded and traveled across Hyrule Field as it began to snow. They arrived at their destination an hour before sunset. They climbed their way towards the bottom of the raging river that led straight to Lake Hylia. Link pointed to the waterfall at the area behind it.
"See that over there, guys," asked Link. Everyone looked and nodded. "That's where the Spiritual Stone resides. You guys wait here, I'll go get it."
"Need any help, Link," asked Fox.
"Oh, sure, just suck up to the guy," fused Falcon, flailing his arms around angrily. "Be Mr. Hero and get all the glory."
"Hey, what's your problem today, Falcon!? You've been all up in my face for no reason!" Falcon then turned around, accidentally hitting Fox upside the head, causing him to stagger backwards and into the river. The current was too quick for him to swim back to shore and he was being swept away.
"Fox," the party cried out in unison. Navi flew over to Fox, who had just grabbed onto a large rock just before falling, coughing up water and wincing from the cold. She tugged at his outfit, and eventually gave up.
"It's no use, I can't pull him out," cried out the little fairy. Link ran to the edge and pulled out his hookshot. He fired it, but it wasn't long enough.
"Dammit, it doesn't reach that far," yelled Link. Falcon looked at Fox in complete guilt. He didn't mean to hit him! They'd been friends for God knows how long! And he'd been acting like a jerk to him as of late. His eyes widened slightly as he saw Fox's hands slipping. He had to think fast. He snatched Link's hookshot and dove into the river, swimming to the rock. He climbed onto it and just as Fox lost his grip, Falcon caught him with his own hand and pulled him up. He then picked up Fox with one arm and hookshotted a tree that was very close to the river's edge. When they got to the tree, just before they fell back into the river, Ganondorf, Link, Sheik, and Michelle pulled them back onto solid ground. Link took two towels and two blankets out of his weapons bag and tossed them to Fox and Falcon.
"Th-Th-Thank y-you, F-Falcon," thanked Fox through chattering teeth from the cold, keeping the blanket wrapped tightly around himself after drying off. Falcon nodded back, shivering.
"Y-You're w-welcome, F-Fox," replied Falcon.
"I'm just glad you two are okay," exhaled Michelle. "You had me worried there for a moment."
"Looks like we have a fuzzcicle and a spandexcicle," laughed Ganondorf.
"Um, Ganondorf?"
"What?"
"As much as I love your insults and witty retorts, that had to be the stupidest one I've heard yet." Everyone burst into laughter, except Ganondorf, who grumbled to himself as usual. Sheik looked around in confusion.
"Hey, where did Link go," he asked. Everyone looked around until Navi came flying back, Link hookshotting another tree to get back onto the mainland, the Spiritual Stone of Water in his hand.
"That's it, we've got the last one," he cried out ecstatically. Everyone cheered happily as Link pulled out the Ocarina of Time, playing the Prelude to Light, teleporting everyone to the Temple of Time.